Grant number: 105771 | Funding period: 2020 - 2028
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RBD de Medeiros, WS Ng, T Hsia, SH Thang, GV Franks
2026-05-01
This paper investigates the use of novel bio-based collectors D-α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol 400 succinate xanthate (TPGS-X) a..
S Hassan, R Cavalida, PJ Scales, RJ Batterham, AD Stickland
2026-04-15
The High Pressure Dewatering Rolls (HPDR) is a novel solid–liquid separation technology that combines compression, vacuum, and she..
WSA Fernando, PW McDonald, WS Ng, GV Franks, SH Thang, C Ritchie
2026-03-01
Amidst increasing environmental concerns and the limitations associated with conventional synthetic reagents, the advancement of s..
T Das, D Lester, A Stickland, N Eshtiaghi
Separation of cohesive particulate suspensions in horizontal pipes can lead to formation, growth and consolidation of a solid-like..
AG Aregbe, WS Ng, T Hsia, A Blencowe, A Allahyari, M Krasowska, SH Thang, GV Franks
2026-01-01
This study investigated emulsions formulated with water-soluble xanthates, including potassium amyl xanthate (PAX) and a novel α-t..
WS Ng, CA Thomas, E Forbes, I Verster, GV Franks
Selective flocculation-flotation represents a potential approach for overcoming some of the challenges associated with fine partic..
Y Luo, NIK Ekanayake, N Amini, EM Moon, PJ Scales, AD Stickland
The decline in ore grades and increasing clay content in ore bodies present significant dewatering challenges for the mining indus..
JC Eardley, WS Ng, GV Franks
Selective flocculation-flotation enhances ultrafine particle recovery but is limited by gangue entrapment, reducing grade. This st..
AG Aregbe, WS Ng, T Hsia, SH Thang, GV Franks
2025-12-22
In this study, a novel vitamin E-based xanthate, α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol 400 succinate xanthate (TPGS-X) was compared wit..
L Zeng, JC Eardley, GV Franks, E Goudeli
2025-12-01
Polymer-induced bridging flocculation of hematite particles under laminar shear flow is simulated using a coupled Computational Fl..
WS Ng, E Forbes
2025-11-01
The Julia Creek oil shales in Queensland, Australia, is one of the largest carboniferous vanadium deposits in the world, with infe..
RBD de Medeiros, CA Thomas, WS Ng, GV Franks
2025-09-01
Flocculation-flotation is an important process for the treatment and recovery of fine particles. This study investigates the influ..
JC Eardley, WS Ng, E Forbes, GV Franks
2025-07-15
Conventional flotation cells are widely used for concentrating iron ores, yet one major challenge remains – the low recovery rate ..
D Dodoo, NAS Webster, M Glenn, N Owen, L Forbes, SP Usher, JR Black, PJ Scales, AD Stickland
Understanding the platy morphology of gangue minerals like talc is crucial for improving flotation operation efficiency, which is ..
D Luo, WS Ng, GV Franks
2025-06-01
Fine spodumene particles are challenging to treat by froth flotation and are often discarded. An approach to recover the lithium-b..
S Hassan, NIK Ekanayake, PJ Scales, RJ Batterham, AD Stickland
2025-05-31
A systematic approach was employed to evaluate and quantify the impact of ultra-fine particles on dewatering processes. Model susp..
WS Fernando, PW McDonald, N Amini, GV Franks, SH Thang, C Ritchie
2025-05-26
With increasing environmental concerns and the drawbacks associated with the synthetic materials currently used in industry, there..
L Forbes, C Brill, I Verster, GV Franks
2025-05-01
The development, implementation, and optimization of novel minerals processing technologies are of paramount importance in enablin..
Y Qian, SP Usher, PJ Scales, AD Stickland, A Alexiadis
2025-03-01
In this study, we introduce a discrete multiphysics (DMP) model designed to simulate particulate systems where solid particles are..
J Oshitani, K Teramoto, M Yoshida, GV Franks
2025-01-01
This study investigates the dynamic segregation behavior of fine raw coal in a gas-solid fluidized bed and its impact on dry benef..
S Hassan, R Cavalida, NIK Ekanayake, PJ Scales, RJ Batterham, AD Stickland
High Pressure Dewatering Rolls (HPDR) is a continuous, high pressure, cloth-less filter designed to improve solid–liquid separatio..
MJ Orchard, G Yang, GB Webber, GV Franks, CX Zhao
2024-12-01
Mining and minerals processing are essential to modern society, and the demand for metals and minerals is increasing due to the ra..
This study introduces a three-dimensional (3D) Discrete Element Method (DEM) model designed to simulate particle consolidation und..
PJ Scales, SP Usher, MB Larsen, AD Stickland, HE Teo, RG de Kretser, R Buscall
The flow and consolidation of strongly flocculated particulate suspensions in water are common to a range of processing scenarios ..
AG Aregbe, T Hsia, M Krasowska, SH Thang, GV Franks
2024-11-05
The understanding of emulsion stability is important for several industrial applications including foods, pharmaceuticals, petrole..
JC Eardley, CA Thomas, GV Franks
2024-10-01
Recovering fine valuable material has been a significant challenge in minerals processing. This primarily stems from insufficient ..
RBD de Medeiros, CA Thomas, GV Franks
2024-09-20
Selective aggregation can be used to improve the collection of fine valuable mineral particles often lost in industrial separation..
Yufu Wang, Changhe Zhang, Manjiri Choudhari, Sarah S Kermaniyan, Chris Ritchie, Georgina K Such
2024-09-18
Stimuli-responsive nanoparticles have garnered significant interest for advanced materials design and development in areas such as..
Y Luo, NIK Ekanayake, N Amini, E Moon, K Hapgood, PJ Scales, AD Stickland
2024-09-15
Aluminosilicate clays like kaolin are commonly found in mineral ore bodies. The presence of clay negatively impacts most mineral b..
L Zeng, GV Franks, E Goudeli
2024-05-01
Hypothesis: Shear affects simultaneous aggregation and fragmentation of fine particles. Understanding the effect of shear on the d..
C Brill, I Verster, L Forbes, GV Franks
2024-01-01
Amalie Møller, Amir Beheshti, William Skinner, George Franks, David Beattie, Marta Krasowska
The determination of the hydrophobicity of minerals is a central activity in research into the physical chemistry of mineral flota..
A Aregbe, WS Ng, G Franks
Tanmoy Das, Shane P Usher, Damien J Batstone, Maazuza Othman, Catherine A Rees, Anthony D Stickland, Nicky Eshtiaghi
2023-10-10
Systematic and comprehensive characterisation of shear and solid-liquid separation properties of sludge across a wide range of sol..
J Oshitani, S Kato, T Tsuji, K Washino, S Harada, H Kajiwara, K Matsuoka, GV Franks
2023-09-01
Depending on their density, large objects will either float or sink in a gas–solid fluidized bed due to the liquid–like properties..
L Ye, P Xiao, P Scales, P Webley, R Singh, GK Li
2023-08-01
A growing awareness of the need to control CO2 concentration in atmosphere spurs the demand for novel technologies to convert CO2 ..
C Brill, I Verster, GV Franks, L Forbes
2023-01-01
The ability to successfully recover coarse particles by flotation has long been seen as the area where significant step-change imp..
Sajid Hassan, Nilanka Ekanayake, Peter Scales, Robin Batterham, Anthony Stickland
The mining industry produces a large amount of mineral tailings with the potential to cause significant environmental and social i..
M Choudhari, J Xu, AI McKay, C Guerrin, C Forsyth, HZ Ma, L Goerigk, RAJ O'Hair, A Bonnefont, L Ruhlmann, S Aloise, C Ritchie
2022-10-24
The metastable trilacunary heteropolyoxomolybdate [PMo<inf>9</inf>O<inf>31</inf>(py)<inf>3</inf>]<sup>3−</sup> - {PMo9}; py = pyri..
K Abood, T Das, DR Lester, SP Usher, AD Stickland, C Rees, N Eshtiaghi, DJ Batstone
2022-07-01
Sedimentation in waste water is a heavily studied topic, but mainly focused on hindered and compression settling in secondary slud..
Y Qian, S Usher, P Scales, A Stickland, A Alexiadis
2022-06-01
In this work, a combined smoothed particle hydrodynamics and discrete element method (SPH-DEM) model was proposed to model particl..
J Oshitani, M Hino, S Oshiro, Y Mawatari, T Tsuji, Z Jiang, GV Franks
2022-05-01
It is well known, when binary mixtures of different-density particles of the same size are vertically vibrated or fluidized by air..